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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Joe Morton Biography (1947-)
Full name, Joseph Morton; born October 18, 1947, in New York, NY; son of Joseph T. (a U.S. Army intelligence officer) and Evelyn Morton; married second wife, Nora Chavooshian (a sculptor and production designer), October, 1984; children: Hopi (daughter); (second marriage) Ara (son), Seta (daughter). Addresses: Agent: Judy Schoen and Associates, 6060 Larchmont, Suite 309, LosAngeles, CA 90004.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director
- Birth Details
- October 18, 1947
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- Jesse, A Month of Sundays, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1968
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Hair, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1968
- Mark, Salvation, Village Gate Theatre, then Jan Hus Playhouse, both New York City, 1969
- Willy Thomas, Prettybelle, Shubert Theatre, Boston, MA, 1971
- Title role, Charlie Was Here and Now He's Gone, Eastside Playhouse, New York City, 1971
- Sam (Samuel Adams), Two If by Sea, Circle in the Square, New YorkCity, 1972
- Walter Lee Younger, Raisin, Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1972, then 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1973
- Arlecchino, Tricks, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1973
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I Paid My Dues, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1976
- Shoulders, G. R. Point, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New York City, 1977
- Lucius, Johnny on a Spot, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre, Brooklyn, NY, 1980
- Autolycus, The Winter's Tale, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre, 1980
- Eastern Habim, Oh, Brother!, American National Theatre and Academy(ANTA), New York City, 1981
- Lysander, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre, 1981
- Kite, The Recruiting Officer, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre, 1981
- Naval officer, The Wild Duck, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre, 1981
- Title role, Oedipus the King, Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre, 1981
- Sam Dodd, Rhinestone, Richard Allen Center, New York City, 1982
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Two Gentlemen of Verona, Pennsylvania Stage Company, Allentown, PA, 1982
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How I Got That Story, GeVa Theatre, Rochester, NY, 1982
- Peter, Souvenirs, Cubiculo Theatre, New York City, 1984
- Ty Fletcher, Tamer of Horses, Crossroads Theatre Company, New Brunswick, NJ, 1985, then Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1986
- Cutting Ball, Cheapside, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1986
- Mama Zaza, Almost by Chance a Woman: Elizabeth, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1986
- Barney Walker, Honky Tonk Nights, Biltmore Theatre, New York City,1986
- Hubert, King John, New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF), DelacorteTheatre/Central Park, New York City, 1988
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Elektra, Classic Stage Company, London, 1988
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Crumbs from the Table, McGinn/Cazale Theater, New York City, 1995
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Art, Broadway production, then London, 1998, 2001
- Vincentio, Measure for Measure, Joseph Papp Public Theater, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 2001
- Mr. Zero, Brutal Imagination, Vineyard Theatre, New York City, 2002
- Appeared as Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream; also appeared in productions of Crazy Horse,
Electra,
Julius Caesar,
King Lear, and The Tempest.
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Stage Work
- Director, The Heliotrope Bouquet, Playwrights Horizons, New York City, 1993
- Director, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, McGinn-Cazall Theatre, NewYork City, 1995-1996
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Film Appearances
- Ahmad, Between the Lines, Midwest Films, 1977
- Prison doctor, ... And Justice for All, Columbia, 1979
- Rich, The Clairvoyant (also known as The Killing Hour and The Killing Kind), Lansbury-Berun, 1981
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Curse of the Pink Panther, 1983
- Title role, The Brother from Another Planet, Cinecom, 1984
- Scratch's assistant, Crossroads, Columbia, 1985
- Solo, Trouble in Mind, Alive, 1985
- Sheriff McMahon, Stranded, 1987
- Earl, Zelly and Me (also known as Phoebe), Columbia, 1988
- Frank Williams, The Good Mother, Buena Vista, 1988
- Tandy, Hostile Witness, 1988
- Nicky, Tap, TriStar, 1989
- Wynn Himes, City of Hope, Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
- Miles Bennett Dyson, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (also known as T2 and T2-- Terminator: Judgment Day), TriStar, 1991
- Crooks, Of Mice and Men, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992
- Cameron, Forever Young, Warner Bros., 1992
- Sergeant Barkley, The Walking Dead, Savoy Pictures, 1994
- Kenny Tate, The Inkwell (also known as No Ordinary Summer),Buena Vista, 1994
- Assistant district attorney, In the Hands of the Enemy, Vidmark, 1994
- Lieutenant Herb "Mac" McMahon, Speed, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
- Cappy, Executive Decision (also known as Critical Decision), Warner Bros., 1996
- Colonel Delmore Payne, Lone Star, 1996
- Mr. Kent, The Pest, TriStar, 1997
- Lieutenant Herb "Mac" McMahon (uncredited), Speed 2: Cruise Control, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
- Detective Bill, Trouble on the Corner, Vision, 1997
- Commander Cabel Chamberlain/Cab Blues, Blues Brothers 2000, MCA/Universal, 1998
- Dan Richler, Apt Pupil (also known as Un eleve doue--Ete de corruption), Paramount, 1998
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When It Clicks, 1998
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The Final Act, 1998
- Narrator, The Black Press: Soldiers without Swords, California Newsreel, 1998
- Sherman Reese, NASA representative, The Astronaut's Wife, New LineCinema, 1999
- Dr. Drayton, What Lies Beneath, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
- Jim Willer, Bounce, Miramax, 2000
- Chauncey Eskridge, Ali, Columbia, 2001
- Hugh Campbell, Dragonfly, Warner Bros., 2002
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Film Work
- Producer, Legacy, Atlantis, 1998
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Dr. James Foster, Search for Tomorrow, CBS, 1973-1974
- Dr. Jason, Feeling Good, PBS, 1974-1975
- Hal Marshall, Grady, NBC, 1975-1976
- Raymond Geeter, Watch Your Mouth, PBS, 1978
- Dr. Abel Marsh/Leo Mars, Another World (also known as Another World: Bay City), NBC, 1983-1984
- Michael James, Equal Justice, ABC, 1990
- Byron Douglas III, a recurring role, A Different World, NBC, 1991-1992
- Officer Carleton Thomas, Tribeca, Fox, 1993
- Ron Langston, Under One Roof, CBS, 1995
- Mitch Cotter, New York News, CBS, 1995
- Lieutenant Tom Warner, Prince Street, NBC, 1997
- Dr. Grote Maxwell, Mercy Point, UPN, 1998
- Dr. Steven Hamilton, Smallville (also known as Smallville: Superman the Early Years), The WB, 2001
- Host, The Fritz Polland Story, beginning 2002
- Zeke McMillan number two, All My Children (also known as All MyChildren: The Summer of Seduction), 2001-
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Movies
- Louis, This Man Stands Alone (also known as Lawman without a Gun), NBC, 1979
- William Terry, Death Penalty, NBC, 1980
- Lionel Zachary, A Good Sport, CBS, 1984
- Ken Fraker, Alone in the Neon Jungle (also known as Command inHell), CBS, 1988
- Sergeant Jeff Allen, Police Story: Burnout, ABC, 1988
- Kevin Tandy, Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami(also known as In the Hands of the Enemy and The Trial), CBS,1988
- Cedric Sandiford, Howard Beach: Making the Case for Murder (also known as In the Line of Duty: Howard Beach, Making a Case for Murder and Skin), NBC, 1989
- Samuel Flowers, Legacy of Lies, USA, 1992
- Lieutenant Danny Royce, In the Shadow of Evil, CBS, 1995
- Gordon Thomas, Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance, NBC, 1996
- Dr. Sam Brodus, Miss Evers' Boys, HBO, 1997
- Thurgood Marshall, Mutiny, NBC, 1999
- Martin Lowell, Y2K, NBC, 1999
- Malcolm X, Ali: An American Hero, Fox, 2000
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Episodic
- Clerk, "Hunted," Mission: Impossible, 1970
- Hal Marshall, "The Family Man," Sanford and Son, 1975
- Captain Saunders, "Der Tag," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1976
- Manager, "The Birthday Present," What's Happening!!, 1976
- Lieutenant Jack Davis, "The Maze," Miami Vice, 1985
- Slate, "Re-Entry," The Equalizer, 1987
- Shooting witness, "Series Premiere," Alien Nation, 1989
- Carter Brock, "The Sins of the Fathers," The Equalizer, 1989
- Reverend Marvin Lewis, "Choice of Chance," A Man Called Hawk, 1989
- Carter Brock, "Time Present, Time Past," The Equalizer, 1989
- Carter Brock, "Suicide Squad," The Equalizer, 1989
- Dr. Ronald McNair, "Challenger," ABC Theatre, ABC, 1990
- Roland Books, "Conspiracy," Law & Order, 1992
- Sam Thorne, "A Model Citizen," Homicide: Life on the Street, 1994
- Sam Thorne, "Happy to Be Here," Homicide: Life on the Street, 1994
- Dean/Dinah, "Blondes Have More Fun," New York Undercover, 1994
- Narrator, "The Hollywood Style," American Cinema, PBS, 1995
- Jake Stone, "Jacob's Ladder," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996
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New York: A Documentary Film, 1999
- Leon Chiles, "Vaya Con Dios," Law & Order, NBC, 2000
- Leon Chiles, "Burn, Baby, Burn," Law & Order, NBC, 2000
- Martin Wells, "Redrum," The X-Files, Fox, 2000
- Narrator, Africa, PBS, 2001
- U.S. Attorney, "Fire Proof," The Practice, ABC, 2002
- Martin, "The Impossible Dream," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2002
- Also appeared as Councilman Caulder in an episode of Dellaventura,CBS, 1997.
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Specials
- Carl Hatch, The Files on Jill Hatch, PBS, 1983
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Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood, syndicated, 1991
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Story of a People: Expressions in Black, syndicated, 1991
- Narrator, Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance,PBS, 1994
- Narrator, The American Promise, PBS, 1995
- Narrator, Lost in the Grand Canyon (documentary), PBS, 1999
- Host, An American Christmas (documentary), CBS, 1999
- Narrator, John Brown's Holy War (documentary), PBS, 2000
- Narrator, Stephen Foster (documentary), PBS, 2001
- Narrator, Methuselah Tree (documentary), PBS, 2001
- Narrator, Beyond Human (documentary), PBS, 2001
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Miniseries
- Narrator, The Great Depression, PBS, 1993
- Narrator, Blood & Iron: The Story of the German War Machine, 1995
- Voices, Jazz, PBS, 2001
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Pilots
- Elgin Jones, We're Fighting Back, CBS, 1981
- Michael James, Equal Justice, 1990
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Television Work
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Episodic
- Director, "The Loft," Tribeca, Fox, 1993
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RECORDINGS
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Taped Readings
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Days of Grace, 1993
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God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse, 1993
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Possessing the Secret of Joy, 1993
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X, 1993
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